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2000Final results

2000 election for Iowa House District 42

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

James Vanfossen (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating John E. White (D) by 10.6 points.

James VanfossenRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.8%6,014
43.2%4,828
Rich MoroneyLibertarian
2.9%329
11,171 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000

Races before and after

EvenR+18.71994R+14.31996R+11.41998R+10.62000D+26.52002D+26.12004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

James Vanfossen (R)John E. White (D)

Also on the ballot: Rich Moroney (Libertarian), 2.9%